Original Research
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Original Research
Overuse of Hematocrit Testing After Elective General Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent elective general surgery at a VA medical center sought to determine whether routine...
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Original Research
Impact of VA Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Practitioners in the Review of Community Prescriptions for Specialty Medications
This single-site study sought to evaluate clinical interventions initiated by hematology/oncology pharmacists during their review of specialty...
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Original Research
Using Telehealth to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Referrals for At-Risk Veterans in Rural Communities
This proof-of-principle quality improvement project aimed to determine whether a telehealth intervention would increase lung cancer screening for...
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Original Research
Paclitaxel Drug-Drug Interactions in the Military Health System
This study sought to provide an overview of paclitaxel use, identify potential drugs that interact with the antineoplastic agent used to treat...
Program Profile
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Program Profile
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening via Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Testing in a Veterans Affairs Health System
Could a proactive, population-based colorectal cancer screening program centered on mailed fecal immunochemical testing kits outside of a...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Prognostication in Hospice Care: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Importance of Functional Status
Given the generally poor training and limited medical education, use of functional scales may improve the accuracy of life expectancy predictions...
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Case Reports
Acquired Factor VIII Deficiency Presenting as Compartment Syndrome
An isolated elevated partial thromboplastin time level in a patient who is bleeding should raise suspicions for factor VIII deficiency and...
New Therapies
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New Therapies
Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Prostate Cancer
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